Croatia
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
60.0km²
Area
78km
Coastline
265m
Highest point
25°C
Warmest sea
August
4km
To the mainland
When to go to Pašman
Best for the beach from July to September.
The sea is warmest in August (25 °C) and coolest in February (13 °C). Comfortable swimming (21 °C or more): from June to September.
Averages 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST, the water within 35 km of the coast. Air, rain and sun: NASA POWER. Best months weigh warm afternoons (23–30 °C), sea of 24 °C or more and few wet days.
Island of Croatia
Pašman is an island in Croatia. It belongs to Dalmatian Archipelago. It covers 60.0 km², with 78 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 265 m. The nearest mainland is 4 km away.
Getting there
- Zadar Airport (ZAD)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 16 km in a straight lineCar hire at ZAD airport (Zadar)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesFerry line 432 Biograd - Tkon (Pašman), Zadar (Gaženica) - Bršanj (Iž), Zadar - Sali, Zadar - Mali Iž
- 4 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From July to Septemberbest months to go (from 30 years of averages)
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
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On the island
What you find on Pašman.
- 17beachesKlanac beach, Naturist Beach, FKK Poljane and 14 more
- 4viewpointsJakovljev vrh, Pustograd and 2 more
- 5marinasBucht Soline 1, Insel Pašman, Tkon harbour and 3 more
- 80named peaksVeliki Bokolj, Oštro, Pesak and 77 more
- 2castles and fortsUgrinića dvori, Pustograd
- 1ruins and archaeological sites
- 5waymarked walking routesĐir, Glagoljaški Put, Veliki Bokolj and 2 more
- 10campsitesAuto camp "BRIST", FKK-Bucht 'Triluke', Autocamp Daleka Obala and 7 more
- 14hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 36restaurants, cafés and bars
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, inside the island's outline. A low number may only mean nobody has mapped it yet.
Cross-checked with our atlases
Pašman in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Pašman, each with its own numbers.
5beaches and covesCoastya
2mountainsPeakyas
Beach with the warmest sea
25.3°C
Uvala Sveti Ante
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
5 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Uvala Sveti Antecove25.3°C
- Uvala Solinecove25.3°C
- Čelinja Uvalacove25.3°C
- Uvala Čerenjecove25.3°C
- Kablin Covecove25.3°C
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 71 m above the sea. 99 % of it is below 200 m.
- 44 %0–50 m
- 55 %50–200 m
- <1 %200–500 m
Share of the island's area in each altitude band, from the Copernicus DEM (30 m, read at 30–240 m on large islands).
Size, for real
Next to islands you may know.
10 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Tkon662 people
- Pašman346 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 8 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 10 |
| Night low (°C) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 4 |
| Sea (°C) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 16 |
| Rain (mm) | 90 | 89 | 75 | 68 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 50 | 102 | 96 | 129 | 110 |
| Wet days | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 11 |
| Sun h/day | 2.5 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 6.4 | 7.8 | 9.6 | 10.5 | 9.3 | 6.4 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| Wind (km/h) | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 |
Averages 1991–2020 for the ~55 km NASA POWER cell over the island; the sea from NOAA OISST.
Recent years
Warmer and cooler years at sea.
Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +1.8 | +1.4 | +0.1 | −0.1 | −0.8 | −1.0 | −0.4 | +1.4 | +1.7 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +0.4 |
| 2021 | +1.0 | +1.2 | +0.4 | −0.9 | −1.1 | +0.2 | +0.9 | +1.2 | +1.1 | +0.8 | +1.1 | +0.8 |
| 2022 | +1.2 | +0.8 | −0.4 | −0.8 | ±0.0 | +1.2 | +1.4 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +1.3 | +1.5 |
| 2023 | +1.4 | +1.0 | +0.4 | −0.5 | −1.0 | +0.2 | +1.5 | +1.1 | +1.4 | +2.2 | +1.5 | +1.5 |
| 2024 | +1.5 | +1.5 | +1.1 | +1.6 | +0.6 | +1.5 | +1.9 | +2.7 | +1.8 | +1.2 | +1.9 | +1.1 |
| 2025 | +1.3 | +1.3 | +1.3 | −0.1 | −0.3 | +1.0 | +1.2 | +0.3 | +2.0 | ±0.0 | +0.2 | +1.2 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
About these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q579274) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020 |
| Climate | NASA POWER · 1991–2020 |
| Relief, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Towns | GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Beaches, mountains, lakes and waterfalls | Coastya, Peakyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; NOAA OISST |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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